This is an expressionistic painting of a walrus, using acrylic paint. Thick layers of black and red paint were pushed and smeared around the paper to create the abstract and expressionistic shapes and textures of the walrus. The paint was scraped off and rubbed on, and parts of the paper are untouched by paint to enhance the glowing white background. This acrylic painting was created in the year 1998.

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These three pen sketches and drawings of women’s portraits were drawn in 2002. Each portrait was drawn in a unique style, using pen with washes of water, and grey marker. The first woman’s face uses the grey marker to block in abstract shadows and shapes, giving the impression of a bright light source. The second portrait is a girl with her eyes closed, sketched with shakily drawn lines and a wash of water to add shadows and soften the image. The third portrait drawing utilizes bigger shapes of darker ink to block in eye shadow and hair. The contrast of the stark white of the paper with the deep shadows pop the face forward on the page. Also, the relatively accurate placement of facial features helps to define the structure of the face with minimal value changes and shading.

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These are 2 portrait drawings, one sketch of a male and one sketch of a female. Both portrait drawings were sketched with black pen in the year 1999. The drawing of the woman’s face uses minimal lines to highlight the placement of the most recognizable features of the face, like the eyes, nose, mouth, and hair. No outlines were used to define the structure of the face or jaw, which allows the drawing to breathe a little more than usual.

The portrait of the man was drawn similarly, with minimal lines, and sparse definition of facial features. More attention was paid to the shadows and lines of his suit in order to contrast with the open face. And the piercing eyes of both the man and woman were drawn with tiny pupils to enhance their minimalistic cold gaze. Very little value was used as well, with minimal washes of water applied to soften some the hard pen lines in both portrait sketches.

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This is a character art drawing of a fuzzy monster face. Mediums used in the drawing are markers, pens, paint pens, and even watercolor and white paint. It started with broad washes of color over loosely sketched lines defining the placement of the eyes. Layer after layer of squiggly lines of color, in both ink and paint form, were continuously applied after that. And the eyes were redrawn multiple times after each pass of color. The head of the monster is slightly defined by the opacity and bulk of lines in particular areas, but the drawing was still kept loose and energetic. Also some abstract elements were added, like the heavy black line on the right side of the artwork.

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These two expressive abstract portrait drawings of male faces were drawn in the year 2003 with markers and a white paint pen. Each portrait was drawn with quick energetic lines and multiple vibrant colors. Unorthodox colors encourage putting extra emphasis on the shapes, planes, lines, and contours of the male face. And artistic strategies other than value changes must be used to define the structure of an easily identifiable image, the human face. This process can help expand the creativity and visual language available to the artist.

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This ceramic bowl and ceramic vase were created in 1998 from pottery clay. The ceramic bowl and ceramic vase were sculpted on a pottery wheel, and then painted with various colors of glaze. The painted clay bowl and vase were then fired in a kiln for a few days. The heat causes a chemical reaction in the clay and glaze, hardening it to the strength of ceramics.

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This is a charcoal and pastel drawing of two trees created in 1998. A rich blue background was first applied to the paper with broad strokes, using the long edge of the pastel stick. Hints of green and blue were also applied to ground, with the white of the paper used to indicate the sandy landscape. This helps to invoke a desolate and cold feeling in the drawing. Black charcoal and white chalk was then used to loosely draw in the trees, using thin heavy lines. The short shadows indicate a high sun, and the barren trees add to the desperation of life trying to grow in a harsh environment.

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In keeping with the tradition of Egyptian themed drawings, here is a charcoal drawing of an Egyptian Sarcophagus. The sarcophagus is traditionally reserved for mummified bodies of dead Egyptian pharaohs, so the face was detailed with deep cheekbones, eye sockets, and an emaciated look. The charcoal medium was used to draw quick energetic lines and create the structure of the sarcophagus. After blending and pushing the black charcoal around, sanguine sepia and white chalk was used to add the lighter gold portions around the headdress and face. The black charcoal was then used again to sketch in deep shadows by redrawing similar line paths multiple times. This helps to create unusually deep, dark shadows in the drawing that are not fully reproducible in a digital format. There is a sense of weight and depression to the drawing, thus making the clear white background all the more striking.

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This charcoal drawing of a bonsai tree with the sun in the background was sketched in 1998. A tension is created between the contrast of soft pastels used for the background sky, sun, and atmosphere, and the crisp dark silhouette of the bonsai tree and rocky landscape. The soft orange and pink sun was drawn first, and then surrounded by the blue sky. The cliffs and rocks were drawn next with charcoal, with the bonsai tree itself loosely sketched after that. Blue highlights were added to the rock face, and more energetic lines were utilized to sketch the twigs and branches of the tree.

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